| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tsek'ene, Sekani language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into Kechika River, S of Gataga Mountain, NW ow Fort St. John, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°34'47"N, 126°55'25"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94L/10 |
| Related Maps: |
94L 94L/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 October 1944 on 94L/10 as labeled on Reference Map 1A "B.C. Central North West" 1945. Reconfirmed 2 July 1953. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Adapted from the Sekani name for the river, Tadadzè' (Guzagi K'úgé, published by Kaska Tribal Council, Watson Lake, 1997). Origin/meaning not provided. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Gataga recorded as being the Kaska-Sekani name for the river, which separates the Gataga Ranges (from correspondence from the Geological Survey of Canada file L-1-44). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Headwaters at 58 09 - 124 53. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |